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Lectures |
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Lab Assignments |
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Readings |
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1 - Overview, history, map layouts
2 - Data acquisition and preparation |
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Get ArcGIS Software | Guide |
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Making Maps – ii-xix, Chaps. 1 & 2
Designing Maps – Chap. 1
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| 2 |
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3 - Geodesy, Map Projections, Datums, and Coordinate Systems |
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Lab 1 |
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Making Maps – Chaps. 3 & 4
Designing Maps – Chap. 2
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| 3 |
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4 - Data Measurement, Thematic Mapping, Classification |
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Lab 2 |
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Making Maps – Chap. 5
Designing Maps – Chap. 3
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| 4 |
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5 - Working with Type and Labels |
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Lab 3 (See map 1 example) |
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Making Maps – Chap. 11
Designing Maps – Chaps. 5 & 6
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| 5 |
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Finish Lecture 5; Map critique |
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Lab 4 |
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Making Maps – Chap. 8 & 9 |
| 6 |
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6 - Mapping with Color |
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Lab 5 (See Ex. 2 example) |
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Making Maps – Chap. 12
Designing Maps – Chaps. 7 & 8
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| 7 |
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7 - Mapping Images, Surfaces and 3-D Data |
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Lab 6 |
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Making Maps – Chap. 6 & 7 |
| 8 |
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Midterm Exam |
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| 9 |
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8 - Cartographic Representations and Other Symbology Techniques |
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Lab 7 |
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Making Maps – Chap. 10
Designing Maps – Chap. 9
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| 10 |
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9 - Web Mapping |
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Lab 8 |
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ArcUser June 2012 (Pages 46-53) |
| 11 |
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10 - Mapping with Open Source Desktop GIS Software |
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Lab 9 |
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| 12 |
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11 - Bias in Mapping |
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| 13 |
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Lab 10 |
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